Literary-art Events in New York

Check out happening literary-art events all around New York, NY

MO - Karen Marie Orsted at Webster Hall

 Fri, 16 Jan at 07:30 pm Webster Hall

Women in Food Panel: Ali Rosen & Special Guests

 Wed, 28 Jan at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 22

The Moth Mainstage in Harlem

 Fri, 20 Feb at 07:30 pm Aaron Davis Hall USD 61

Chris Hayes + Jonathan Haidt: The Sirens’ Call

 Thu, 05 Feb at 07:00 pm The Great Hall at Cooper Union USD 25 to 48

Tribute to Rudolf Firkušný: Gala Concert with Pianist Yefim Bronfman

 Thu, 19 Feb at 07:00 pm Bohemian National Hall USD 0 to 135

Signing with Chris Appleton @ B&N 5th Ave, NYC!

 Tue, 20 Jan at 12:00 pm Barnes & Noble - 5th Ave USD 36

Alice Feeney celebrates MY HUSBAND'S WIFE at B&N Union Square

 Mon, 19 Jan at 06:00 pm Barnes & Noble USD 35

Tom King SIGNING Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow TP DC Compact Ed. @ Midtown Comics Downtown!

 Mon, 26 Jan at 05:00 pm Midtown Comics Downtown

SOLD OUT - Haley Pham + Alex Aster: Just Friends

 Mon, 02 Mar at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 14 to 24

Clay Cane + Reecie Colbert: Burn Down Master’s House

 Tue, 27 Jan at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 33

T Kira Madden + Carmen Maria Machado: Whidbey

 Mon, 09 Mar at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 14 to 37

Conference: Into the Next Digital Generation

 Fri, 23 Jan at 08:30 am Kravis Hall USD 55 to 189

Tayari Jones discusses KIN - POURED OVER Podcast Taping

 Thu, 26 Feb at 06:00 pm Barnes & Noble USD 39

15th Annual WitchsFest USA - Ye Olde Pagan Street Faire

 Sat, 11 Jul at 10:00 am Astor Pl, New York, NY 10003, United States

GÁBOR TOMPA: DIRECTOR, POET & MENTOR

 Fri, 16 Jan at 07:00 pm Romanian Cultural Institute Free

Olivia Muenter + Becca Freeman: Little One

 Fri, 06 Feb at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 14 to 36

¡Harken! by Modesto Flako Jimenez

 Sat, 17 Jan at 03:00 pm 390 Broadway USD 15

Dreaming Beyond Rikers

 Sat, 17 Jan at 03:00 pm The People's Forum Free

SALON DE ARTISTAS - JANUARY 31st, 2026

 Sat, 31 Jan at 06:30 pm Triad Theater USD 43 to 45

Tatiana Eva-Marie - From Paris With Love at Cafe Wha

 Sun, 15 Feb at 06:30 pm Cafe Wha

Business and Startups Social Networking Event with Elevator Pitch NYC

 Mon, 02 Feb at 07:00 pm The Three Monkeys USD 10 to 38

Lisa Yuskavage: Signing Line Event

 Wed, 21 Jan at 06:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 66

Tabby Twitch's PRIME: Burlesque at La Diáspora Bar & Restaurant

 Sat, 07 Feb at 07:00 pm La Diáspora Bar & Restaurant USD 29

Carter Faith

 Fri, 06 Feb at 11:00 pm Mercury Lounge - New York

NYC Art Meetup: Make Art/ Make Friends/ Make Space

 Sat, 25 Apr at 03:30 pm Community Classrooms at Pier 57 Free

Film at The Africa Center presents 'Disco Afrika: A Malagasy Story'

 Thu, 29 Jan at 07:00 pm The Africa Center Free

Broadway Nation - with David Armstrong

 Thu, 22 Jan at 07:30 pm The Drama Book Shop Free

Ernie O'Malley Lecture: John Ridge

 Thu, 19 Feb at 06:00 pm Glucksman Ireland House NYU Free

April Reynolds: The Shape of Dreams

 Wed, 04 Feb at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 14 to 36

Echoes Research Committee: Li-Ming Hu on Andrea Fraser

 Fri, 30 Jan at 06:30 pm Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture - New York Office Free

'DWI' (Drinking With Instruments) As Part of 'Composers with Drinks Listening to Music' LIVE

 Sun, 01 Feb at 07:00 pm Westbeth Artists Housing and Center for the Arts

Lectures on Tap-"Existential Courage: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"

 Wed, 28 Jan at 06:30 pm Lower East Side USD 41

Social Media Creators & Influencers Meetup New York #6

 Mon, 19 Jan at 06:30 pm Gnocco USD 25 to 30

Screening of Count of Monte Cristo (Le comte de Monte-Cristo)

 Thu, 29 Jan at 06:30 pm Maison Française Free

Liz Tran: AQ

 Tue, 03 Feb at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 14 to 38

East Harlem Preservation and Bori Books & Cafe Present: PUSHING HOPE

 Fri, 23 Jan at 05:00 pm La Marqueta USD 0 to 7

Prince Faggot by Jordan Tannahill

 Thu, 05 Feb at 07:30 pm The Drama Book Shop Free

Kathleen Boland presents Scavengers, with Hilary Leichter

 Wed, 28 Jan at 06:30 pm P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts USD 10 to 33

Exhibition Opening: Ya Mero (Almost there)

 Fri, 30 Jan at 06:00 pm 20 Cooper Sq Free

Salon 58 presents pianist Adam Golka

 Sat, 31 Jan at 07:30 pm Midtown (exact address will be sent by email to ticket-holders a day before the event) USD 66 to 71

Storytime with Sylvia Chen at USQ

 Sat, 24 Jan at 11:00 am Strand Book Store Free

Book Launch | Lipstick by Eileen G'Sell

 Fri, 06 Feb at 05:30 pm Housing Works Bookstore Cafe Free

Artist Talk: Kameelah Janan Rasheed in Conversation with Taylor Zakarin

 Wed, 11 Feb at 06:30 pm Friends of the High Line Headquarters Free

Black Cat Fridays: Stand-Up Comedy

 Fri, 05 Jul Black Cat LES USD 0 to 18

In Conversation: Deborah Roberts and Mara Brock Akil

 Fri, 13 Feb at 06:00 pm The FLAG Art Foundation Free

Music Aperitivo: Joe Alterman & Mocean Worker

 Sun, 22 Feb at 05:00 pm Rizzoli Bookstore USD 34

Ulysses - Created by Elevator Repair Service

 Fri, 30 Jan at 07:30 pm The Public Theater USD 95

Syncopated Stages Exhibition Gallery Tour

 Sat, 21 Feb at 11:00 am New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Free

Storytime with the Author | Beth Ferry

 Sat, 24 Jan at 11:30 am Books of Wonder Free

Penny Arcade: Use By Due Date

 Sat, 21 Feb at 05:00 pm Essex Flowers Gallery Free

Reading Rhythms at Hamilton Grange

 Fri, 23 Jan at 04:30 pm Hamilton Grange Library Free

The Mezcalarians

 Fri, 20 Feb at 06:30 pm The National Arts Club Free

Exhibition Talk: Alexis Lowry and Josiah McElheny

 Thu, 29 Jan at 06:00 pm Judd Foundation Free

NYU Stern IPF Workshop: The Curiosity Advantage

 Thu, 05 Mar at 09:00 am NYU Stern School of Business USD 3,800

Gayle Feldman on Bennett Cerf, with Jonathan Galassi

 Tue, 10 Feb at 06:30 pm The Segal Theatre (Room 1218) Free

Ashley Winstead: The Future Saints

 Tue, 20 Jan at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 14 to 36

Songs of Ophelia

 Sat, 21 Mar at 07:00 pm Holy Trinity Lutheran Church USD 23

poetry me, please presents: New Year, New Poets

 Fri, 16 Jan at 07:00 pm Sounds Of Brazil USD 0 to 429

Queer Musicals with Robert W. Schneider

 Thu, 05 Mar at 07:30 pm The Drama Book Shop Free

DEAD OF WINTER Readings - 'AGELESS'

 Sun, 18 Jan at 03:00 pm Castle Village, Community Room Free

FashionSpeak Fridays: Storyteller: Tales from a Fashion Insider

 Fri, 27 Feb at 07:00 pm The National Arts Club Free

"Fourth Avenue (Brooklyn)"

 Fri, 20 Feb at 07:30 pm Speyer Hall USD 13

Launch of Claire Connolly's "Irish Romanticism: A Literary History"

 Thu, 12 Mar at 06:00 pm Glucksman Ireland House NYU Free

Writers Meetup in the West Village

 Tue, 20 Jan at 06:00 pm Playhouse Free

Gotham Writers Workshop: Blog & Newsletters

 Sun, 25 Jan at 03:00 pm P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts Free

Book Launch for HER DAUGHTER by Fran Hawthorne

 Thu, 05 Feb at 06:00 pm Hudson Park Library Free

Black Literature: A Device for Equitable Change

 Thu, 05 Feb at 06:30 pm Medgar Evers College, CUNY - Edison O. Jackson Auditorium Free

Launch | The Liars Society: A Secret Escape by Alyson Gerber

 Sat, 28 Mar at 03:00 pm Books of Wonder Free

Funny Pages

 Sat, 14 Feb at 06:30 pm P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts USD 10

Launch Event | You and I Are Stars and Night

 Thu, 05 Feb at 06:00 pm Books of Wonder Free

January Improv Forum - late registration special!

 Sat, 17 Jan at 12:30 pm Broadway Comedy Club USD 50

Greg Kritikos Presents: Monday Madness Comedy Show January 26th

 Mon, 26 Jan at 07:30 pm Broadway Comedy Club USD 23

MOCAKIDS Meet & Greet with Chi-Hoon Kim & Juniper Eisenberg & MOCACREATE

 Sat, 24 Jan at 02:00 pm Museum of Chinese in America USD 0 to 8

Paul Rosolie discusses JUNGLEKEEPER at B&N Union Square

 Wed, 21 Jan at 06:00 pm Barnes & Noble USD 34

Launch of Gustav Parker Hibbett's "High Jump as Icarus Story"

 Thu, 29 Jan at 06:00 pm Glucksman Ireland House NYU Free

Bushwick Book Club presents GUILT SPORT by Chris Rael

 Sat, 31 Jan at 06:00 pm Howl Happening

NYC Book Launch: An Evening with Charlie Lewis & Michelle Miller

 Wed, 28 Jan at 07:00 pm 233 W 125th St 3rd fl Free

Navid Kermani in Conversation with Omri Boehm

 Wed, 04 Feb at 06:30 pm Goethe-Institut New York Free

Kids/Teens Improv Comedy Class

 Sat, 17 Jan at 09:00 am Broadway Comedy Club USD 500

Exhibition Tours | Paper Jane: 250 Years of Austen

 Tue, 09 Dec at 01:00 pm The Grolier Club Free

Dunyasha! A Stamp Reading

 Wed, 28 Jan at 08:00 pm 1 E 29th St Free

Lecture | Photographers Make Picture Books

 Tue, 27 Jan at 06:30 pm The Grolier Club Free

California Sober: NeuroDiversity Night

 Thu, 29 Jan at 07:00 pm Hekate Café & Elixir Lounge USD 19

Sarah Shahi: Life is Lifey

 Thu, 29 Jan at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 14 to 36

PULSE: Anna Fishzon, The Impossible Return

 Fri, 16 Jan at 06:30 pm Pulsion Institute Free

ElephantWoman

 Tue, 27 Jan at 07:00 pm Rutgers Presbyterian Church Free

Storytime with the Author | Jaylene Clark Owens

 Sat, 14 Feb at 11:30 am Books of Wonder Free

Grief Relief Walks for Women NYC

 Sat, 24 Jan at 11:00 am Fort Tryon Roundabout USD 29 to 400

Wakeupworld Salon: Jon Key

 Wed, 21 Jan at 05:00 pm Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Free

Brick Church in the American Revolution: Kindred Minds

 Wed, 04 Feb at 06:00 pm The Brick Presbyterian Church - Watson Hall Free

Gallery Walk: Art Tour of Chelsea Gallery District

 Sat, 31 Jan at 01:00 pm 293 10th Ave. Outside (SW corner of 27th St @ 10th Ave) USD 18 to 23

Classics Book Club

 Mon, 26 Jan at 06:30 pm The Fountain Bookshop Free

How Do We Study in Public?

 Thu, 12 Feb at 06:00 pm Creative Time Free

BORED by FELICITA SALA

 Sun, 25 Jan at 03:00 pm Sullaluna bookstore & Bistrot Free

Drafthouse Movie Book Club

 Sat, 21 Feb at 03:00 pm The Press Room Free

GEORGE ORWELL AND RUSSIA. Book Presentation

 Wed, 28 Jan at 07:00 pm White Rabbit's Books USD 13

HARLEM NOIR ( LIVE STAGED READING OF HARLEM STORIES BY JAMES GILLARD

 Fri, 13 Feb at 07:30 pm 1425 Amsterdam Ave USD 29

Liz Tomforde discusses IN HER OWN LEAGUE at B&N Union Square

 Sun, 08 Mar at 03:00 pm Barnes & Noble USD 25

"Anything Goes, and How Did We Get Here?"

Sat, 17 Jan at 07:00 pm The Cutting Room

Dead Ladies Show NYC #38

 Thu, 29 Jan at 07:00 pm The Red Room at KGB USD 13